Upon written application by any person owning or representing property liable to be injured or destroyed by the breaking of any reservoir or dam, or upon application by the mayor or governing body of any municipality on account of possible danger of loss of life or of injury to any property within the municipality from the breaking of any reservoir or dam, or without such complaint whenever the commissioner shall choose, he shall forthwith thoroughly inspect such reservoir or dam.
N.J. Stat. Ann. § 58:4-4
Inspection of reservoirs and dams
Known as the Safe Dam Act
The act spans §§ 58:4-1 to 58:4-9 (15 sections).
Amended by L.1981, c. 249, s. 6, eff
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